CF Industries (CF) Competitors

Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) and CF Industries (NYSE:CF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to MOS or CF?

In the previous week, CF Industries had 10 more articles in the media than Mosaic. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for CF Industries and 11 mentions for Mosaic. Mosaic's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat CF Industries' score of 0.87 indicating that Mosaic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mosaic	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CF Industries	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MOS or CF?

77.5% of Mosaic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of CF Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Mosaic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of CF Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate MOS or CF?

Mosaic presently has a consensus price target of $35.40, indicating a potential upside of 39.15%. CF Industries has a consensus price target of $90.38, indicating a potential upside of 4.30%. Given Mosaic's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mosaic is more favorable than CF Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mosaic	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
CF Industries	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MOS or CF?

CF Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mosaic. CF Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mosaic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mosaic	$11.46B	0.71	$1.16B	$1.13	22.51
CF Industries	$5.98B	2.52	$1.53B	$6.32	13.71

Is MOS or CF more profitable?

CF Industries has a net margin of 19.45% compared to Mosaic's net margin of 3.24%. CF Industries' return on equity of 14.57% beat Mosaic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mosaic	3.24%	6.00%	3.17%
CF Industries	19.45%	14.57%	8.40%

Is MOS or CF a better dividend stock?

Mosaic pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. CF Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Mosaic pays out 74.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CF Industries pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MOS or CF?

CF Industries received 102 more outperform votes than Mosaic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.97% of users gave CF Industries an outperform vote while only 55.22% of users gave Mosaic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mosaic	Outperform Votes 704 55.22%	Underperform Votes 571 44.78%
CF Industries	Outperform Votes 806 60.97%	Underperform Votes 516 39.03%

Which has more volatility and risk, MOS or CF?

Mosaic has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CF Industries has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CF Industries beats Mosaic on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.